Francisco Lindor reflects on Mets’ first half of the season
Francisco Lindor talks about the Mets’ first half of the season and his expectations for the team moving forward.
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Major League Baseball’s 2024 draft began in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday with the Cleveland Guardians using the No. 1 pick to select Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana.
Sunday’s schedule includes 74 picks total, with the first and second rounds as well as two competitive balance rounds and compensation picks.
The draft, which features 20 total rounds, continues Monday and Tuesday.
Here’s a look at every pick from the opening night of the 2024 MLB draft:
First round
- Cleveland Guardians: Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
- Cincinnati Reds: Chase Burns, RHP, Wake Forest
- Colorado Rockies: Charlie Condon, OF, Georgia
- Oakland Athletics: Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest
- Chicago White Sox: Hagen Smith, LHP, Arkansas
- Kansas City Royals: Jac Caglianone, two-way player, Florida
- St. Louis Cardinals: JJ Wetherholt, SS, West Virginia
- Los Angeles Angels: Christian Moore, 2B, Tennessee
- Pittsburgh Pirates: Konnor Griffin, SS, Jackson Prepatory School (Miss.)
- Washington Nationals: Seaver King, SS, Wake Forest
- Detroit Tigers: Bryce Rainer, SS, Harvard Westlake (Calif.)
- Boston Red Sox: Braden Montgomery, OF, Texas A&M
- San Francisco Giants: James Tibbs III, OF/1B, Florida State
- Chicago Cubs: Cam Smith, 3B, Florida State
- Seattle Mariners: Jurrangelo Cijntje, P, Mississippi State
- Miami Marlins: PJ Morlando, OF, Summerville HS (Calif)
- Milwaukee Brewers: Braylon Payne, OF, Elkins HS (Texas)
- Tampa Bay Rays: Theo Gillen, OF, Westlake HS (Texas)
- New York Mets: Carson Benge, OF, Oklahoma State
- Toronto Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage, RHP, East Carolina
- Minnesota Twins: Kaelen Culpepper, SS, Kansas State
- Baltimore Orioles: Vance Honeycutt, OF, North Carolina
- Los Angeles Dodgers: Kellon Lindsey, SS, Hardee HS (Fla.)
- Atlanta Braves: Cam Caminiti, LHP, Saguaro HS (Ariz.)
- San Diego Padres: Kash Mayfield, LHP, Elk City HS (Okla.)
- New York Yankees: Ben Hess, RHP, Alabama
- Philadelphia Phillies: Dante Nori, OF, Northville HS (Mich.)
- Houston Astros: Walker Janek, C, Sam Houston State
- Arizona Diamondbacks: Slade Caldwell, OF, Valley View HS (Arkansas)
- Texas Rangers: Malcolm Moore, C, Stanford
Incentive picks
31. Arizona Diamondbacks: Ryan Waldschmidt, OF, Kentucky (for Corbin Carroll winning NL Rookie of the Year)
32. Baltimore Orioles: Griff O’Ferrall, SS, Virginia (for Gunnar Henderson winning AL RoY)
Compensation picks
33. Minnesota Twins: Kyle DeBarge, SS, Louisiana-Lafayette (for losing Sonny Gray)
Competitive Balance Round A
34. Milwaukee Brewers: Blake Burke, 1B, Tennessee (acquired from Orioles in Corbin Burnes trade)
35. Arizona Diamondbacks: JD Dix, SS, Whitefish Bay HS (Wisc.)
36. Cleveland Guardians: Braylon Doughty, P, Chaparral HS (Calif.)
37. Pittsburgh Pirates: Levi Sterling, P, Notre Dame HS (Calif).
38. Colorado Rockies: Brody Brecht, P, Iowa
39. Washington Nationals: Caleb Lomavita, C, Cal (acquired from Royals in Hunter Harvey trade)
Round 2
The Astros, Cardinals, Dodgers and Giants forfeited their second-round selections as a result of signing qualified free agents.
40. Oakland Athletics: Tommy White, 3B, LSU
41. Kansas City Royals: Davis Shields, P, Mt. Lebanon HS (Penn.)
42. Colorado Rockies: Jared Thomas, OF, Texas
43. Chicago White Sox: Caleb Bonemer, SS, Okemos HS (Mich.)
44. Washington Nationals: Luke Dickerson, SS, Morris Knolls HS (NJ)
45. Los Angeles Angels: Chris Cortez, P, Texas A&M
46. New York Mets: Jonathan Santucci, P, Duke
47. Pittsburgh Pirates: Wyatt Sanford, SS, Independence HS (Texas)
48. Cleveland Guardians: Jacob Cozard, C, NC State
49. Detroit Tigers: Owen Hall, P, Edmond North HS (Okla.)
50. Boston Red Sox: Payton Tolle, P, TCU
51. Cincinnati Reds: Tyson Lewis, SS, Millard West HS (Neb.)
52. San Diego Padres: Boston Bateman, P, Adolfo Camarillo HS (Calif.)
53. New York Yankees: Bryce Cunningham, P, Vanderbilt
54. Chicago Cubs: Cole Mathis, 3B, College of Charleston
55. Seattle Mariners: Ryan Sloan, P, York Community HS (Ill.)
56. Miami Marlins: Carter Johnson, SS, Oxford HS (Ala).
57. Milwaukee Brewers
58. Tampa Bay Rays
59. Toronto Blue Jays
60. Minnesota Twins
61. Baltimore Orioles
62. Atlanta Braves
63. Philadelphia Phillies
64. Arizona Diamondbacks
65. Texas Rangers
Competitive Balance Round B
66. Tampa Bay Rays
67. Milwaukee Brewers
68. Chicago White Sox (acquired from Mariners in Gregory Santos trade)
69. Minnesota Twins
70. Miami Marlins
71. Cincinnati Reds
72. Detroit Tigers
73. Oakland Athletics
Compensation picks
74. Los Angeles Angels (for losing Shohei Ohtani)